Business & People
Buying Agency’s #1 Prime Movers: Charlie Ellingworth & Peter Mackie of Property Vision
Property Vision has had a very big year, reclaiming its independence from HSBC Private Bank in a management buy-out and – more importantly – having two partners named joint kingpins in our inaugural…
Prime Movers: Who’s the best buying agent?
Prime Movers are property's power brokers; the sharpest, shrewdest, most successful, connected, respected individuals in the industry; they are at the top of the game at the top of the market.
Blake Lapthorn bolsters property litigation team
Top-drawer law firm Blake Lapthorn (the ones that acted for Christian Candy on his recent acquisition of Gordon House in Chelsea) has strengthened its Property Litigation team with the appointment of…
Battersea Power Station Phase One: Approved
**UPDATE** Wandsworth Council has given full approval to the Battersea Project Land Company's Phase One plans, meaning that all is on-track for sales of the first 800 resi units to kick-off at 10am on…
Enness Private Clients appoints Sales Director
Mortgage brokerage Enness Private Clients has appointed Dean Spendiff as Sales Director.
New partner for Strutt country
Luke Morgan, formerly of Knight Frank's The Buying Solution, has joined Strutt & Parker's country department as a national partner at its offices in Mayfair, London.
Cadogan Estate appoints former Chief Executive of Land Securities
The Cadogan Estate has announced the appointment of Francis Salway as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from December 2012.
New MD for NAEA (finally!)
After a lengthy search, Mark Hayward has been announced as the new managing director of the National Association of Estate Agents.
Client-side: What’s a buying agent, they guffaw
In the second of who-knows-how-many parts, serial renovator and buying-agent-turned-client Alan Page gets some professional help (via Twitter)
Like most men, I'm somewhat averse to asking for help.
Jones Lang LaSalle opens flagship City office
Jones Lang LaSalle has announced the launch of a dedicated residential sales office in the swanky Royal Exchange, slap bang in the middle of the City of London, EC3.
Oscar Niemeyer: 1907 – 2012
One of the world's greatest modern architects, Oscar Niemeyer, has died at the age of 104 in hospital in Rio.
New COO for Spicerhaart
Alison Leyshon has joined the UK’s largest independent estate agency group, Spicerhaart, as Chief Operating Officer (COO).